Ministry of Tourism
Tourism Ministry is currently developing several theme based tourist circuits of Swadesh Darshan Scheme: Tourism Minister
Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme- Integrated Development of Theme Based Tourist Circuits is developing tourism infrastructure in the identified circuits, across the country, having tourist potential in a planned and prioritized manner. Under the scheme fifteen thematic circuits have been identified for development including themes covering all the religious/spiritual sites in the country, namely: Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit and Sufi Circuit.
The details of projects sanctioned under the above circuits are as follows:

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S. No.
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State/ Sanction Year
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Project Name
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Amt. Sanctioned
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SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT
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1.
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Kerala

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Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa-Sannidhanam in District Pathanamthitta
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99.99
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2.
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Manipur

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Development of Spiritual Circuit – Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple
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53.80
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3.
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Kerala

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Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula-Sabrimala
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92.22
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4.
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Bihar

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Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj – Dharmshala- Deoghar
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52.35
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5.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Shahjahanpur-Allahabad-Basti- Ahar-Aligharh-Kasgunj-Sarosi-Pratapgarh-Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh
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68.39
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6.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi
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63.77
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7.
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Rajasthan

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Development of Churu – Jaipur - Alwar - Viratnagar - Bharatpur - Dholpur  – Mehandipur Balaji- Chittorgarh 
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93.90
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8.
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Puducherry

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Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry
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40.68
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9.
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Bihar

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Dvelopment of Mandar Development Hill & Ang Pradesh
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53.49
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10.
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Maharashtra

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Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad
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54.01
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11.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Jewar-Dadri-Sikandrabad-Noida-Khurja-Banda
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14.52
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12.
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Kerala

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Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam
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69.47
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13.
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Kerala

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Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum
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85.23
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14.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Gorakhnath Temple, Devipattan Temple  and Vatvashni Temple 
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21.16
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RAMAYANA CIRCUIT
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15.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur
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69.45
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16.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Ayodhya
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133.31
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KRISHNA CIRCUIT
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17.
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Haryana

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Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra
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97.35
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18.
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Rajasthan

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Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple , Khatu Shyam Ji  and Nathdwara 
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91.45
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BUDDHIST CIRCUIT
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19.
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Madhya Pradesh

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Development of Sanchi-Satna-Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar
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74.94
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20.
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Uttar Pradesh

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Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar & Kapilvastu
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99.97
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21.
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Bihar

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Construction of Convention Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya
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98.73
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22.
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Gujarat

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Development of Junagadh- Gir-Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana
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35.99
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23.
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Andhra Pradesh

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Development of Shalihundam-Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh
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52.34
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TIRTHANKAR CIRCUIT
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24.
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Bihar

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Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali-Arrah-Masad-Patna-Rajgir-Pawapuri-Champapuri
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52.39
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.